Imagine the following scenario: You and the kids are at your mother’s house for the family’s weekly Sunday dinner. Your brother-in-law brings a bottle of Merlot […]
College students are struggling with a different kind of pressure, which comes from all directions, not just peers. Just because most of them have recently become […]
It’s a scene played out in every teenage coming-of-age movie: the over-the-top, out-of-control house party. It begins with someone’s parents going out of town for the […]
Peer pressure during this age range takes on new meaning because teens survive and thrive in a social world filled with social influence. Peer opinions take […]
Peer pressure is one of those things we unfortunately all face. Not just kids—adults are just as likely to find themselves feeling pressure to do things […]
Teaching young children about peer pressure can be tricky because they haven’t mastered the ability to think abstractly and don’t fully understand that actions can have […]
Parents often ignore teen drinking, dismissing it as a rite of passage, but drinking alcohol puts people of all ages at greater risk for suicide. “As […]
Texting and Driving: More Deadly than Drunk Driving One of the most dangerous trends today is using digital devices such as cell phones, MP3 players and […]